Las Vegas, NV Rental Property Rules: No-Fault Evictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice period
- 30 days
- Senior/disabled notice
- 60 days
- Just-cause local law
- None in Las Vegas
- Authority
- NRS 40.251
Summary
Nevada law allows a landlord to terminate a month-to-month tenancy with a 30-day no-cause notice. Las Vegas has no just-cause ordinance overriding NRS 40.251, so non-renewal without a stated reason is legal at lease end.
NRS 40.251 Unlawful detainer: Possession of property leased for indefinite time after notice to surrender; older person or person with a disability entitled to extension of period of possession upon request; federal worker, tribal worker, state worker or household member of such worker may request extension of period of possession. ����� 1. A tenant of real property, a recreational vehicle or a mobile home for a term less than life is guilty of an unlawful detainer when having leased: ����� (a) Real property, except as otherwise provided in this section, or a mobile home for an indefinite time, with monthly or other periodic rent reserved, the tenant continues in possession thereof, in person or by subtenant, without the landlord�s consent after the expiration of a notice of: ������������ (1) For tenancies from week to week, at least 7 days; ������������ (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for all other periodic tenancies, at least 30 days; or ������������ (3) For tenancies at will, at least 5 days. ����� (b) A dwelling unit subject to the provisions of chapter 118A of NRS, the tenant continues in possession, in person or by subte
Full Breakdown
Under NRS 40.251 a Nevada landlord may end a periodic tenancy of a month or longer by serving a 30-day written no-cause notice, or 60 days if the tenant is 60 or older or has a disability. The landlord does not need to allege misconduct, lease violation, or business reason. Las Vegas has not adopted a just-cause eviction ordinance, and Nevada's general body of preemption around residential landlord-tenant rules makes a city-level just-cause regime legally fragile. Tenants in Las Vegas therefore should expect possible non-renewal at the end of any periodic tenancy without recourse.
Violations & Fines
A landlord who proceeds to summary eviction without serving the proper 30 or 60-day no-cause notice, or who self-helps by changing locks or shutting off utilities, faces tenant damages and possible NRS 118A.390 retaliatory-eviction claims.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
- [1]NRS 40.251
- [2]NRS 118A.510
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